PCU RN
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital

PCU Travel/Contract RN

Overview

• Location: Columbus, Ohio
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 16 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour days or nights; rotating schedule may include days, nights, or both depending on unit needs
• Weekly hours: 36
• Patient population: Adults and geriatrics
• Primary clinical focus: Newly diagnosed acute leukemia and hematology patients
• Staffing ratio goal: 1:4, may be 1:5
• First-time travelers are reviewed by the client

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Ohio
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Ohio BCI/FBI fingerprinting within 1 year of start
• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start
• 2 professional references, including at least 1 from a manager, director, or other formal leader
• Employment application
• Skills checklist
• Emergency contact form
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• State license verification
• NURSYS verification
• Unit-specific competency exam
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam within 1 year of start and updated annually
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• Fraud, Waste, and Abuse training certificate
• Confidential Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Compliance Reporting Mechanism form
• Ethics and compliance policies acknowledgement
• Dress code and hand hygiene policy acknowledgement
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Tdap
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray within 1 year of start
• TB questionnaire
• MMR immunity or vaccination documentation for measles, mumps, and rubella
• Hepatitis B immunity, vaccination series, or signed declination
• Varicella immunity or vaccination documentation
• Seasonal flu vaccine or declination during flu season

Preferred

• ONS Chemo Cert
• NIHSS

Skills

• MS/Tele
• Telemetry
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry monitoring
• Rapid response team use
• Feeding tube care and management
• IV therapy/phlebotomy
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draw
• Peripheral line care/management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs

Additional Notes

• No chemo certification required
• Heavy focus on infection prevention and fall prevention
• Parking is available at additional cost